Is There a Desirable Migrant?

A theoretical discussion of the ‘virginity testing’ case can be found in: Smith Evan Marmo Marinella , ‘Uncovering the “Virginity Testing” Controversy in the National Archives: The Intersectionality of Discrimination in British Immigration History’, Gender & History (2011) 23/1.

The Guardian (UK), 1 February 1979, 1.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Ibid 28.

Stephen David , ‘Immigration Control Procedures at Delhi and Dacca: Report on my Visit’, 9 March 1979, 9, FCO 50/662, National Archives, London (hereafter ‘NA’).

Hansard, 19 February 1979, col. 221–222.

‘Text of Resolution Passed by the Commission for Racial Equality on 7 March 1979’, 8 March 1979, HO 418/30, NA.

Letter from David Lane to Merlyn Rees, 12 February 1979, HO 418/29, NA.

The Guardian, 1 February 1979, 1.

Hansard, 21 March 1979, col. 672w.

Letter from JS Wall to N Stephens, 5 March 1979, PREM 16/2000, NA.

Letter from Mr Hawley to AJE Brennan, nd, FCO 79/411, NA.

Letter from FS Miles to DF Murray, 17 July 1979, FCO 50/660, NA.

Ibid.

Stephen , above n 6, 9.

Commission for Racial Equality, Immigration Control Procedures: Report of a Formal Investigation (1985) 1.

Ibid 1.

Ibid 128.

Ibid 132–3.

Paul Kathleen , Whitewashing Britain: Race and Citizenship in the Postwar Era (1997) 131.

Juss Satvinder , Discretion and Deviation in the Administration of Immigration Control (1997) 2.

Woodfield Kandy , Exploring the Decision Making of Immigration Officers: A Research Study Examining Non-EEA Passenger Stops and Refusals at UK Ports (2007) vii.

Smith Jacqui , ‘Foreword by the Home Secretary’ in UK Border Agency, Enforcing the Deal: Our Plans for Enforcing the Immigration Laws in the United Kingdom's Communities (2008) 3 <http://lacors.gov.uk/LACORS/upload/18644.pdf>.

Ibid 21.

Woodfield , above n 23, ix

Ibid 34.

Ibid 35.

Cited in Taylor Diane Muir Hugh , ‘Border Staff Humiliate and Trick Asylum Seekers — Whistleblower’, The Guardian (UK), 2 February, 2010 <guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/02/border-staff-asylum-seekers-whistleblower> at 30 August 2010.

Evidence of Louise Perrett, 2 March 2010, in Home Affairs Committee, UK Border Agency: Follow-up on Asylum Cases and E-Borders Programme, Twelfth Report of Session 2009–10, HC 406 (2010) Ev 1.

Ibid Ev 2.

Professional Standards Unit, An Investigation into the Allegations Made by Louise Perrett About Her Experiences Working for the UK Border Agency, 27 July 2010, 2 <ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/reports/investigation-louise-perrett/investigation-report.pdf?view=Binary> at 9 August 2010.

Ibid 3.

UKBA, Response to Professional Standards Unit Investigation into the Allegation Made by Louise Perrett About Her Experiences Working for the UK Border Agency, 27 July 2010, 2 <ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/reports/investigation-louise-perrett/response.pdf?view=Binary> at 9 August 2010.

Home Affairs Committee, Monitoring of the UK Border Agency: First Report of Session 2008–09, HC 77 (2009) 3.

Independent Chief Inspectorate of the UK Border Agency, Purpose, Vision and Values <http://icinspector.independent.gov.uk/about/purpose-vision-and-values/> at 1 September 2010.